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Quote Originally Posted by AAY: Good Luck thanks! feel good about these. hope i'm not underestimating shaun hill....
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papa_anthony | 6 |
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With the improvements to the offensive line and receiving corp, Baltimore will be the team to beat in the AFC North. By the end of week 3, I expect the Ravens to be sitting at 3-0, thanks in part to the nice schedule they have. Home against the Bengals, quick turnaround Thursday home game against the Steelers, then 10 days to prepare for their first road game which is against the division cellar dweller, Cleveland.
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Covers | 16 |
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should hit about 50%
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eckins11 | 40 |
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I think Emmanual will play very well this year. I was impressed last year, it seemed like he made "rookie" mistakes but not dumb mistakes. I like the bears in this game but I don't think its going to be as easy as most other people think it will be.
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magicman9 | 14 |
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Quote Originally Posted by knight703: My mind is blown. Not even gonna gamble on the game now. I hate those tough row hoes. that would be the smart move, but i'm betting you will be all over New England anyway. Probably looks like a mortal LOCK to you, huh?
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knight703 | 23 |
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Vikings +3.5
Vikings new head coach Mike Zimmer, and new offensive coordinator Norv Turner will be able to out scheme Jeff Fischer of the Rams. The loss of Bradford, which forces Shaun over the HILL to make his first start since 2010 will be too hard for Fischer to overcome. Peterson will be able to do just enough against the Rams tough front seven to open things up for a rejuvinated Matt Cassel to put some points on the board. Zimmer has the Vikings defense coming together. He's done a good job installing his system and creating competition for starting spots. Vikings win strait up, but the three points plus the hook make this play an easy one for me to jump on.
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papa_anthony | 6 |
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They might win, but betting on a road favorite in the NFL is a tough row to hoe in the long run....
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knight703 | 23 |
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Quote Originally Posted by luckytowin: maybe your right with an overs in denver but i have colts winning outright 35-25 people are underestimating the improvements to Denver's defense. Colts will do well to get to 21 in this game.
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Genewize | 6 |
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Baltimore -2
The Ravens historically start out the season strong at home under Coach John Harbaugh. Add to this fact that they also tend to have one of the biggest home field advantages in the nfl (approx. 77% winning percentage at home) and getting this game at anything under 3 seems like a bargain to me. Baltimore made a lot of changes after last seasons disappointing 8-8 finish. For starters, the improvements they've made to the offensive line will pay huge dividends in their run game and in protecting Joe Flacco, who was sacked the second most times in the league last season with first year starting center Gino Gradkowski calling the protections. Gradkowski was rated 35th out of 35 centers in the NFL last year. This year, Jeremy Zuttah is the starting center and judging by how well the Ravens protected the QB's and ran the ball in the preseason (Baltimore led the NFL in rushing yards in the preseason), he appears to be a big improvement. Rick Wagner takes over at right tackle for the false start prone Michael Oher who went to the Titans via free agency. Baltimore has also revamped their passing attack under new offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak. The addition of Steve Smith Sr. from Carolina this off season, as well as the return from injury of Dennis Pitta, and the emergence of 2nd year fullback Kyle Juszczyk, should allow Torrey Smith and Jacoby Jones to return to terrorizing defenses over the top, which is what they are best at. From the Bengals side, we have Andy Dalton who has been nothing short of terrible against the Ravens. He finished last season completing just 51% of his passes, 4 TD's and 7 picks against the Ravens, with a QB rating of just 53.6. Flaccos numbers against the Bengals last year weren't much better, but his numbers were effected by playing the last game of the season with a knee brace on. The knee injury led to a 1 TD 3 INT effort to close out the season. Flacco posted a QB rating of over 100 in 2011 and 2012 against the Bengals. I suspect the pundits will begin to hedge their bets on who wins the AFC north after this game. A 10 to 14 point victory seems the most likely outcome for Baltimore in this match up. |
papa_anthony | 6 |
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Quote Originally Posted by IggyPelman: Cincy is a team that continues to improve. I expect them to win the division. I expect the Ravens, on the other hand, to barely do better than 8-8. Close game but the Bengals win outright. With the improvements to the offensive line and receiving corp, Baltimore will be the team to beat in the AFC North. By the end of week 3, I expect the Ravens to be sitting at 3-0, thanks in part to the nice schedule they have. Home against the Bengals, quick turnaround Thursday home game against the Steelers, then 10 days to prepare for their first road game which is against the division cellar dweller, Cleveland.
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Covers | 16 |
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